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Grabouw, Western Cape Founded: 1856 Named after the birthplace in Germany of W Langschmidt the first settler

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Originally called Grabow List of references: Coyne, Patrick. 2010. A guide to South Africa's mountain passes and poorts. Westville: Osborne Porter Literary Services. pp 62-63 Fransen, Hans. 2004. The old buildings of the Cape. A survey of extant architecture from before c1910 in the area of Cape Town - Calvinia - Colesberg - Uitenhage. Johannesburg & Cape Town: Jonathan Ball Publishers. pp 423 Schoeman, Chris . 2017. Historical Overberg, The. Cape Town: Zebra Press. pp 25 List of structures: Cole's Pass: 1831. Eikenhof Dam: 1977. Elgin Ridge Wine Cellar: n.d.. Farmhouse Tang: 1958. Harris Bros. General Merchants: n.d.. House Hugo: n.d.. House Ryke: 1963. House Ryke: 1959. House Smit Venter: 2007. Krabbefonteyn: 2015. Mission Church: n.d.. Nederduitse Gereformeerde Kerk: 1953. Old Gaol: n.d.. Parish Hall: 1948. Peregrine Pop-Up Shops: n.d.. Rail Bridge over the Palmiet River: n.d.. Road Bridge over the Palmiet River: n.d. : 1956. St Michael and All Angels Anglican Church: n.d.. Watermill: n.d..